Grandparents should have conceded at an early stage in the Court of Appeal that an order made by the judge in proceedings relating to their grandchild had been made without jurisdiction.
Held: The court considered the procedures for applying for costs for an unassisted party in children proceedings.
Citations:
Times 25-Nov-1996, [1996] EWCA Civ 936, [1997] 1 FCR 159
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – D and D W v Portsmouth Hospital NHS; in re W (A Child) CA 3-May-2006
The claimants had sought court orders against the hospital to secure continuing life-supporting treatment for their daughter who had been born very severely disabled. The Trust now sought their costs from the various actions.
Held: The parents . .
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Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.82085